something that johnson took advantage of when he became president in '65 when he was able to pass all his legislation for medicare -- from medicare to civil rights and so on. so i don't think, i think once he got into his second term and the congress was controlled, the house was controlled by the republicans, he's been stymied, and he can't really do very much no matter howell went his speeches are -- how eloquent his speeches are or how much campaigning he does around the country. >> what do you think -- we probably have a slightly different take on this -- what do you think his preparation for the presidency? obviously, obama came into office in the first term with the world collapsing around him. and even republicans will say, look, that was a tough, tough take for him. and president bush 43 actually said to hank awlson, i'd like to help you, but i would do more harm than good at the end. so that's where we were in the chaos. but now the second term comes, and what's, i think, frustrating a lot of people who were obama supporters and were excited about him is there doesn't seem to